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Visits various industrial centres in England and shows how Capstan and Turret Lathes are made. All the elaborate components are examined, along with the finished machines.

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Credits

Duration

00:16:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015961

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Turning

Crafts & Visual Arts → Turning

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Turning

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Machine-tools

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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